Podcast: The Fintech Policy Lightning Round
On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Rob Morgan and Matthew Daigler join to provide quick-fire updates on a variety of fintech-related policy issues.
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Survey: Pandemic Drove Increase in Mobile Banking, Decline in Branch Traffic
A recent survey of mobile banking customers by S&P Global Market Intelligence found that about 51% of respondents said that they were visiting bank branches less frequently due to the pandemic.
ABA to Lawmakers: CBDCs Could ‘Reshape’ Banking System
As central banks around the globe explore whether to issue central bank digital currencies, there is a growing recognition that CBDCs involve very significant real-world trade-offs.
Is Your Bank’s Website Ready to Pass Google’s Core Web Vitals Test?
The most recent algorithm announcement introduces a heavier emphasis on providing a great user experience.
Podcast: Risk Management with the Customer in Mind
Nicole Kitowski started her career at Associated Bank as a teller in high school. Nearly three decades later, she brings that experience on the front lines to her role as Associated’s chief risk officer.
Brainard: Federal Reserve Sharpening Focus on Central Bank Digital Currency Research
In remarks at a virtual industry event today, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said the Federal Reserve is sharpening its focus on central bank digital currencies and that it is working on several areas of research about the technology.
Federal Reserve to Explore Central Bank Digital Currency
The Federal Reserve plans to publish this summer a discussion paper exploring the implications of issuing a U.S. central bank digital currency, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in a statement today.
OCC’s Hsu Says Fintech Firms Should Be Chartered in ‘Safe and Sound Way’
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee today, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said that the OCC needs to determine how to charter fintech firms in a “safe and sound way, where we can adapt to the innovation.”
FDIC Solicits Feedback on Banks’ Digital Asset Activities
The FDIC is looking for feedback on insured depository institutions’ current and potential digital asset activities.
According to the agency, there are “novel and unique considerations” related to digital assets—often called digital currency or cryptocurrency—and “given that banks are increasingly exploring the emerging digital asset ecosystem,” information gathered will help inform FDIC’s understanding of industry and consumer interests.
FTC: Cryptocurrency Investment Scams 12x Over Previous Year
Since October 2020, almost 7,000 people have reported losing money from cryptocurrency investment scams, the Federal Trade Commission said today—12 times the number of reports from the same period last year.